Journal-box for railroad-cars.



J. GABON.

JOURNAL BOX FOR RAILROAD CARS.

' APPLICATION FILED JANA, 1913. 1,075,761 Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

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' INVENTOR 101111011. JOURNAL BQX FOR. RAILROAD CARS. APPLICATION TILED J'AN.4, 1913.

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WITNESSES J.GARON. JOURNAL BOX FOR RAILROAD CARS.

APPLICATION TILED JAN. 4, 1913.

Patented 00t.j14-, 1913.

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WITNESSES F JACOB oAnoN, or NAIVIPA,

IDAHO.

JOURNAL-BOX FOR RAILROAD-CARS.

Application filed January 4, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB GABON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nampa, in the county of Canyon and State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Journal-Boxes for Railroad- Cars, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to journal boxes and has for its object the production of a simple and efficient means for lubricating the journal of a railroad car or other vehicle.

Another object of this invention is the production of an efficient means whereby the lubricant may be automatically fed to the axle, thereby eliminating the necessity of using wasteas is now commonly used in connection with journal boxes.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective View of the journal box. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the journal box. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section through the journal box. Fig. 1 is a horizontal section through the journal box taken on line Ml of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of the lubricating mechanism for the journal box. Fig. 6 is a transverse section through the support for the friction wheel carried by the journal box lubricating device. Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view through the brush carrying frame showing one of the brackets which supports the brush in side elevation. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective of the track channel which holds the lubricating device in engagement with the journal box.

By referring to the drawings by numerals, it will be seen that 1 designates the journal box which is provided wit-h the usual connecting means for securing the same to the truck of a car, and this journal box or body 1 is provided with a side opening 2. The axle 3 is carried within the journal box in the usual manner and supports the usual brasses 1. The outer end of the axle 8 is provided with a flange 5 for holding the brasses in their correct position and preventing the same from being displaced from the axle. The journal box Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 14, 1913.

Serial No. 740,209.

or body 1 is provided with a pair of parallel overhanging flanges 6 which overhan ing flanges 6 constitute guiding means or track means for retaining the lubricating device in engagement with the journal box.

The lubricating device which is placed within the journal box 1 comprises an elongated base plate 7 having flanges 8 formed thereon and extending longitudinally of the main portion of the body. The base plate 7 is provided also with a forwardly extending end 9 and a reinforcing rib 10 extends longitudinally of the head 9. A pair of vertically extending standards 11 are carried by the plate 7 and upon these standards 11 is journaled a brush 12 which may be of any desired type, the one now shown comprising a body having a plurality of bristle brushes 13 formed thereon. A beveled gear 14 is carried by the brush 12 and this beveled gear meshes with a beveled gear 15 carried by the main drive shaft 16. The main drive shaft 16 is supported upon a vertically extending standard 17 and has its outer end journaled in a bracket 18 carried by the upwardly extending angle braces or brackets 19. One of the brackets 19 is provided with a flange 20 and this shaft 16 passes through the flange and carries a worm gear 21 at its outer end which worm gear meshes with the worm screw 22 whereby rotary movement may be imparted to the shaft 16 as the worm screw 22 is rotated. The upwardly extending brackets 19 support a shaft 23 at their upper ends and upon this shaft 23 is positioned the .worm screw 22 and an enlarged portion 2 1-. This enlarged portion 2% is provided with a rib 25 which rib constitutes a key for connecting the main friction disk 26 to the enlarged portion 24: and shaft 23. This friction wheel 26 is provided with a felt or leather friction band 27 upon its periphery so as to allow the wheel to have a good frictional engagement with the axle 3. The wheel 26 is somewhat narrow and is so formed as to have lateral play upon the sleeve 2-1. It will, therefore, be seen that as the box sways longitudinally relative to the axle 3, the friction disk may have bodily lateral movement so as to at all times keep in contact or engagement with the axle 3.

The side opening 2 of the journal box 1 is provided with a flange or oil retaining rib 28 near the bottom thereof so as to keep the oil from running out of the journal box when the outer closure casing 29 isremoved from the journal box 1". The inner wall of the flange 28 is beveled as indicated at 30 so as to allow the lubricating. device to beremoved from the ournal boxwhen so desired. Of course, it shouldbe understood that the outer casmg 29 may be provided with a layer of packing around its by means of bolts 33. A pair of springs 54:

are carried by the casing 29 and engage the bearlngs formed upon the brackets 19 upon either side of the friction disk or wheel 26 so as to hold the lubricating device'in its correct position relative to the journal box. It should, of course, be understood that the flanges 6 are formed short enough so as to allow the entire lubricating device to be removed from the journal box when it is so desired in case it should be desired to be repaired or if it isdesired to clean out the bottom of the journal box. It should be further understood that in view o'f the fact that oil is contained at all times in the bottom of the journal box, all of the parts of the lubricating mechanism will be lubricated thereby allowing the device to be kept in good condition and thereby preventing the same from becoming rusty.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that as the axle 3 rotates, rotary movement will be imparted to the friction disk 26 which will in turn impart" rotary movement to the shaft 16 through the worm wheel and screw 21 and 22, and this shaft will impart rotary movement to the brush 12 through the medium of the beveled-gears 1 1 and 15. As the axle 3 continues to rotate, it will be seen that the brush 12 will also rotate and the bristles 13 will pick up the lubricant carried in the bottom of the journal box and lubricate the axle 3.

By using the present device it should be understood that it will not be necessary to employ waste as is now usually employed in view of the fact that the oil will at all times be fed to the axle since the oil will be picked upby the bristles of the brush 12 and wiped upon the axle so as to keep the same from becoming hot. When waste is used it is well known fact that the oil with which the waste is saturated, in cold weather, will I settle to the bottom of the journal box and since the oil will so settle, it should be understood that the upper part of the waste will remain dry and by continual rotation of the axle 3 a hot'box will be caused thereby greatly injuring or entirely destroying the brasses carried within the journal box. It; should, also .beunderstood that a very efficient device has been produced by means of the present invention whereby the entire operating or oiling device may be rem LIHOVGCh from the journal box so as to allow the same to be quickly and easily repaired.

Vertically extending ribs 35 are formed adjacent the ribs 6 and constitute guiding means for directing the plate 7 to its cor rect position. The overhanging flanges only extend for a portion of the length of the vertically extending flanges 35 so as to allow the late '7 to be raised after the same has beenisengaged from the flanges 6 in order to enable the whole device to be removed from the journal box.

Having thus described the invention, what is" claimed as new, is z 1. A lubricating device of the class described comprising a base plate having an angularlyextending end, upwardly extending brackets carried by said angularly extending end, a shaft carried by the upper ends of-said'brackets, a worm screw carried by said shaft, a friction diskcarried by said shaft and capable of' having lateral move ment thereon, a brush carried by said plate, and means cooperating with said brush and friction wheel for imparting rotary movement thereto.

2. A lubricating device of the class de-' scribed comprising a base plate, upwardly extending brackets carried by said plate,- a" shaft carried by the outer ends of said 10 bracket, said shaft provided with a longi tudinally extending key, a friction wheel carried by said shaft and keyed thereto by means ofsaid key and capable of having lateral mo vement' thereon, a worm screw car 05 ried by said shaft, a main driving shaft extending transversely of said plate and car rying a wormwheel at its outer end, said worm wheel meshing with said worm screw,

a brush carried by said plate, and means car- 110 riedby said brush and main driving shaft for imparting rotary movement to said brush as said friction wheel is rotated;

3.- Ina device of the class described, the" combination'with a journal box, a lubricat 115 ing device carriedthereby comprisinga base plate, a friction wheel carried by said base plate, saidjo-urnal box provided with a side opening, a; closure cap for said opening, and springs carriedby said closure cap and en- 12o gaging said plate for holding said lubricat ing device in aset position within said jour: nal box.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with a journal box provided 125 with a side openin a lubricating device positioned within said journal box and capable of being removed through said side open ing, said lubricating device comprising a base plate having an angularly extending 130 end, upwardly extending inclined brackets carried by said end, a brush carried by said plate, a friction wheel carried by said brackets, means cooperating with said brush and wheel for impart-ing rotary movement to said brush, said friction Wheel having rotary movement, a closure cap closing said side opening, and springs carried by said cap and engaging the upper ends of said brackets for holdin said lubricating device in a set position within said journal box.

5. In a device of the class described the combination of a journal box, said journal box provided with an oil retaining flange upon one side thereof, said box also provided With a side opening adjacent said oil retaining flange, a plurality of vertically extending ribs extending transversely of said journal box, each rib provided with an overhanging flange near the rear end thereof, a 20 lubricating device positioned within said journal box and comprising an elongated plate fitting under said overhanging flanges, and said overhanging flanges extending approximately one-half the Width of said plate, 25

and a closure for said side opening.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JACOB OARON. l/Vitnessesz IRVING L. MCCATHRAN, Ross J. WOODWARD'.

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